Ha ha ha, that is right and funny. There is not alternative to freedom, and freedom is not alternative to jail (proprietary software).
Maybe the difference is that fsf.org is not a Free System Distribution, and Stallman.org is also not a Free System Distribution. It is now for webmasters to correct it. Free software is not alternative to proprietary. It is not logical. btw: I don't agree with Gnash at all, as it is simply allowing non-free software to run on free player, according to my understanding. I am not using it and will never do. I have my own view point on free software, and Gnash is for me software that directs users to use non-free software. So it is not for me. Jean Louis On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 01:34:43AM +0300, Dmitry Alexandrov wrote: > > In regards to your website, now the website is promoting both Puri.sm > > and PureOS. And on many pages, you have "alternatives" to proprietary > > software, references to FLOSS and FOSS, and others. > > [Just a curious passer-by here.] > > Sorry, what’s wrong with having a page listed free / libre replacements for > nonfree programs? If you are referring to the list of confusing words on > gnu.org [0], the item about ‘alternatives’ seems to address itself to > describing free software *in general* as an alternative to propritary, is not > it? > > [0] https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.en.html#Alternative > > At any rate, it’s not hard to find specific ‘alternatives’ to specific > nonfree software on FSF’s website: > > “We also promote the use of the new "video tag" standard as an alternative to > Adobe Flash for embedding audio and video in webpages.” > — https://www.fsf.org/campaigns/ > > “Most of it is delivered with Flash, whicha is proprietary, nonstandard > software. Free software alternatives like GNU Gnash are available, but the > user experience isn't always as seamless as it ought to be.” > — https://www.fsf.org/news/supporting-webm > > “iPhone is not the only option. There are better alternatives on the horizon > that respect your freedom, don't spy on you, play free media formats, and let > you use free software” > — https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/5-reasons-to-avoid-iphone-3g > > “So, what's the alternative? One real alternative that exists today is > Savannah.” > — https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/savannah > > And on RMS’s personal website also: > > “What to use instead [of Skype]? The most obvious alternative is a > long-distance phone card. They are quite cheap nowadays, and they work with > any phone. There are also free programs you can use, such as Ekiga, Mumble, > Jitsi and more.” > — https://stallman.org/skype.html > > > They have good intentions, but never realized > > that open source is about using the software with sources readable, > > regardless if sources are free of not. You see Debian GNU/Linux is > > FLOSS oriented. They offer "open source" on non-free servers, so one > > can see the sources, but does not get all the freedom. > > Actually, Debian’s ‘non-free’ repository section contains all sorts > of nonfree software that is not prohibited to distribute, not only > that with sources available.
